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iliac

 

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Adjective iliac has 1 sense
  1. iliac - of or relating to the ilium

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Iliac

Part of speech: Adjective, Noun

Sense 1: (Adjective) Referring to or relating to the ilium, which is the largest and uppermost part of the hip bone.

Example sentence: The athlete received a painful blow to his iliac bone during the soccer match.

Sense 2: (Noun) The iliac artery, which is a major blood vessel that supplies blood to the pelvis and lower limbs.

Example sentence: The surgeon efficiently repaired a blockage in the patient's iliac artery using a stent.


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